by Robert Buda | Dec 8, 2020 | Best Practices, Database Patch News, database patching, Database Security, Oracle, SQL Server, Uncategorized
Welcome to Database Patch News, Buda Consulting’s newsletter of current patch information for Oracle and Microsoft SQL Server. Here you’ll find information recently made available on patches—including security patches—and desupported versions. Why should you care...
by KarlaS | Jul 15, 2020 | Best Practices, open source, Oracle, PostgreSQL
Many companies are looking for open source database solutions to help shrink the IT budget by minimizing or avoiding support costs. One such solution would be migrating an Oracle database to PostgreSQL. PostgreSQL is a widely used open source RDBMS, and the PostgreSQL...
by Willie Gray | Jul 10, 2020 | Backup and Recovery, Best Practices, Database, Oracle DBA
When it comes to Oracle database administration, one of the most revered parts of your database structure is the fast recovery area (FRA). This is an Oracle managed area where DBAs usually store some of the following files: Redo logs Archive logs Flashback logs...
by Robert Buda | Jun 29, 2020 | Database Patch News
Welcome to Database Patch News, Buda Consulting’s newsletter of current patch information for Oracle and Microsoft SQL Server. Here you’ll find information on available patches—including security patches—and desupported versions recently made available. Why should you...
by Robert Buda | Jun 8, 2020 | Best Practices, Database Security, Oracle
Have you been wanting to encrypt your Oracle database “since forever,” but feel like you just can’t afford the downtime? If a lot of data is involved, taking it all offline and encrypting it could be very time-consuming. So you’ve been putting the process off, while...
